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5 ................................ 245 AICD Lead & Generator Procedures (this is a new DRG, with procedures moved from CMS DRG 551,
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Major Cardiovascular Diagnosis or AICD Lead or Gener-
ator).
8. On page 47387, 3rd column, 1st ‘‘would condition consumers’’ access the right of the patient to make informed
partial paragraph, line 9, after the to’’ is corrected to read ‘‘would decision regarding his or her care.’’
phrase ‘‘outpatient visit. ’’ is corrected condition consumers’ access to’’.
B. Corrections to the Regulations Text
by adding a sentence to read as follows: 10. On page 47391,
‘‘In § 489.20(u), we also added language § 412.2 [Corrected]
a. Third column, 1st full paragraph,
to specify that § 482.13(b)(2) pertains to
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line 28 after the phrase ‘‘regulatory text ■ 1. On page 47410, 1st column, 2nd
the right of the patient to make informed
we originally proposed.’’ is corrected by paragraph, the section heading ‘‘§ 412.2
decision regarding his or her care.’’
adding a sentence to read as follows: ‘‘In Basis for payment.’’ is corrected to read
9. On page 47388, 2nd column, 3rd § 489.20(v), we also added language to
full paragraph, line 8, the phrase ‘‘§ 412.2 Basis of payment.’’
specify that § 482.13(b)(2) pertains to
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C. Corrections to the Addendum ■ 2. On page 47419, ■ 3. On page 47420, 3rd column, 1st
■ a. First column, 1st partial paragraph, partial paragraph, last line, the figure
■ 1. On page 47416,
line 4, the figure ‘‘$22,635.’’ is corrected ‘‘0.999903.’’ is corrected to read
■ a. First column,
to read ‘‘$22,460.’’ ‘‘0.999902’’.
(1) Second full paragraph,
■ b. Third column,
(a) Line 15, the figure ‘‘0.996563’’ is (1) First full paragraph, line 15, the ■ 4. On page 47421, bottom half of the
corrected to read ‘‘0.996383.’’ figure ‘‘4.83’’ is corrected to read ‘‘4.87’’. page, in the table Comparison of FY
(b) Line 21, the figure ‘‘0.995913.’’ is (2) Third full paragraph, after line 7, 2007 Standardized Amounts to the FY
corrected to read ‘‘0.995743.’’ the figures in the table are corrected to 2008 Single Standardized Amount with
(c) Line 31, the figure ‘‘0.995913’’ is read as follows: Full Update and Reduced Update, the
corrected to read ‘‘0.995743.’’ figures in the listed entries are corrected
■ b. Second column, 1st full paragraph, Operating to read as follows:
Capital federal
line 29, the figure ‘‘0.991695’’ is standardized rate
corrected to read ‘‘0.991290’’. amounts
■ c. Third column, 1st partial
National ..... 0.949015 0.951251
paragraph, line 5, the figure ‘‘0.999318’’ Puerto Rico 0.964149 0.958732
is corrected to read ‘‘0.999265.’’
COMPARISON OF FY 2007 STANDARDIZED AMOUNTS TO THE FY 2008 SINGLE STANDARDIZED AMOUNT WITH FULL
UPDATE AND REDUCED UPDATE
Full update (3.3 percent); Full update (3.3 percent); Reduced update (1.3 Reduced update (1.3
wage index is greater wage index is less than percent); wage index is percent); wage index is
than 1.0000 1.0000 greater than 1.0000 less than 1.0000
FY 2007 Base Rate, after remov- Labor: $3,609.23 ............ Labor: $3,609.23 ............ Labor: $3,609.23 ............ Labor: $3,609.23.
ing reclassification budget neu- Nonlabor: $1,569.01 ....... Nonlabor: $1,569.01 ....... Nonlabor: $1,569.01 ....... Nonlabor: $1,569.01.
trality, demonstration budget
neutrality, wage index transition
budget neutrality factors and
outlier offset (based on the
labor and market share per-
centage for FY 2008).
FY 2008 Update Factor ............... 1.033 ............................... 1.033 ............................... 1.013 ............................... 1.013.
FY 2008 DRG Recalibrations and 0.996383 ......................... 0.996383 ......................... 0.996563 ......................... 0.996563.
Wage Index Budget Neutrality
Factor.
FY 2008 Reclassification Budget 0.991290 ......................... 0.991290 ......................... 0.991290 ......................... 0.991290.
Neutrality Factor.
Adjusted for Blend of FY 2007 Labor: $3,682.49 ............ Labor: $3,275.68 ............ Labor: $3,611.20 ............ Labor: $3,212.26.
DRG Recalibration and Wage Nonlabor: $1,600.86 ....... Nonlabor: $2,007.67 ....... Nonlabor: $1,569.86 ....... Nonlabor: $1,968.80.
Index Budget Neutrality Factors.
Imputed Rural Floor Budget Neu- 0.999265 ......................... 0.999265 ......................... 0.999265 ......................... 0.999265.
trality Factor.
FY 2008 Outlier Factor ................ 0.949015 ......................... 0.949015 ......................... 0.949015 ......................... 0.949015.
Rural Demonstration Budget 0.999902 ......................... 0.999902 ......................... 0.999902 ......................... 0.999902.
Neutrality Factor.
FY 2008 Documentation and 0.988 ............................... 0.988 ............................... 0.988 ............................... 0.988.
Coding Adjustment.
Rural Floor Adjustment ................ 1.002214 ......................... 1.002214 ......................... 1.002214 ......................... 1.002214.
Rate for FY 2008 ......................... Labor: $3,457.57 ............ Labor: $3,075.60 ............ Labor: $3,390.63 ............ Labor: $3,016.05.
Nonlabor: $1,503.07 ....... Nonlabor: $1,885.04 ....... Nonlabor: $1,473.97 ....... Nonlabor: $1,848.55.
■ 5. On page 47423, 1st column, 3rd full (a) Lines 5 and 6, the phrase, ‘‘0.9517 (c) Line 25, the phrase ‘‘adjustment of
paragraph, line 14, the figure is a ¥0.53 percent’’ is corrected to read 0.9924’’ is corrected to read ‘‘adjustment
‘‘0.983962.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘0.9513 is ¥0.57 percent’’. of 0.9923’’.
‘‘0.983794.’’ (b) Lines 10 and 11, the figures (2) Second full paragraph,
■ 6. On page 47424, 3rd column, 2nd ‘‘0.9947(0.9517/0.9568).’’ are corrected (a) Line 4, the date ‘‘FY 2007 GAF’’
full paragraph, last line, the figure to read ‘‘0.9943(0.9513/0.9568).’’ is corrected to read ‘‘FY 2008 GAF’’.
‘‘0.86’’ is corrected to read ‘‘0.91’’. (c) Line 13, the figure ‘‘0.53’’ is
■ 7. On page 47428, corrected to read ‘‘0.57’’. (b) Line 15, the figure ‘‘0.9903’’ is
■ a. First column, ■ b. Third column, corrected to read ‘‘0.9902.’’
(1) First full paragraph, (1) First full paragraph, ■ 8. On page 47429, in the table Budget
(a) Line 13, the figure ‘‘4.83’’ is (a) Line 9, the phrase ‘‘FY 2008 Neutrality Adjustment for DRG
corrected to read ‘‘4.87’’. relative weights’’ is corrected to read, Reclassifications and Recalibration and
(b) Line 16, the figure ‘‘0.9517’’ is ‘‘FY 2007 relative weights’’. the Geographic Adjustment Factors, the
corrected to read ‘‘0.9513.’’ (b) Line 22, the figure ‘‘1.0018’’ is listed entry is corrected to read as
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National
Incremental adjustment
Fiscal year
Geographic DRG reclassi- Cumulative
adjustment fications and Combined
factor recalibration
■ 9. On page 47430, 1st column, 2nd (2) Second full paragraph, line 6, the (b) Line 13, the figure ‘‘0.53’’ is
full paragraph, figure ‘‘0.9997.’’ is corrected to read corrected to read, ‘‘0.57’’.
(1) Line 8, the figure ‘‘0.9997.’’ is ‘‘0.9996.’’ (c) Lines 33, the figure ‘‘0.86’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘0.9996.’’ (3) Third full paragraph, line 2, the corrected to read, ‘‘0.91’’.
(2) Line 20, the figure ‘‘0.9997.’’ is figure ‘‘0.9517.’’ is corrected to read ■ c. Bottom half of the page, the table
corrected to read ‘‘0.9996.’’ ‘‘0.9513.’’ Comparison of Factors and
(3) Line 22, the figure ‘‘0.9903’’ is ■ b. Third column, Adjustments: FY 2007 Capital Federal
corrected to read ‘‘0.9902.’’ (1) First paragraph, Rate and FY 2008 Capital Federal Rate,
■ 10. On page 47431, (a) Line 10, the figure ‘‘0.03’’ is the table and footnotes are corrected to
■ a. Second column, corrected to read, ‘‘0.04’’. read as follows:
COMPARISON OF FACTORS AND ADJUSTMENTS: FY 2007 CAPITAL FEDERAL RATE AND FY 2008 CAPITAL FEDERAL RATE
Percent
FY 2007 FY 2008 4 Change change 5
■11. On page 47432, Adjustments: Proposed FY 2008 Capital Federal Rate, the table is corrected to
■a. Top of the page, the table Federal Rate and Final FY 2008 Capital read as follows:
Comparison of Factors and
COMPARISON OF FACTORS AND ADJUSTMENTS: PROPOSED FY 2008 CAPITAL FEDERAL RATE AND FINAL FY 2008
CAPITAL FEDERAL RATE
Proposed Proposed Percent Percent
Final FY
FY 2008 for FY 2008 for change for change for
2008 for all
rural urban rural urban
hospitals* hospitals** hospitals**
hospitals hospitals
■ b. Second column, 2nd full paragraph, ■ c. Third column, 4th full paragraph, Labor/Nonlabor (69.7 Percent Labor
line 10, the figure ‘‘$199.80.’’ is line 16, the figure ‘‘$22,635.’’ is Share/30.3 Percent Nonlabor Share if
corrected to read ‘‘$200.32.’’ corrected to read ‘‘$22,460.’’ Wage Index Greater Than 1), the table is
■ 12. On page 47435, corrected to read as follows:
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■ b. In Table 1B.—National Adjusted Labor/Nonlabor (62 Percent Labor Wage Index Less Than or Equal to 1),
Operating Standardized Amounts, Share/38 Percent Nonlabor Share if the table is corrected to read as follows:
■ d. In Table 1D.—Capital Standard TABLE 1D.—CAPITAL STANDARD Year 2006; Hospital Wage Indexes for
Federal Payment Rate, the table is FEDERAL PAYMENT RATE—Continued Federal Fiscal Year 2008; Hospital
corrected to read as follows: Average Hourly Wages for Federal
Rate Fiscal Years 2006 (2002 Wage Data),
TABLE 1D.—CAPITAL STANDARD 2007 (2003 Wage Data), and 2008 (2004
FEDERAL PAYMENT RATE Puerto Rico ........................... $200.32 Wage Data); and 3-Year Average of
Hospital Average Hourly Wages, the
Rate 13. On pages 47435 through 47496, in
■ wage index for the listed provider
Table 2.—Hospital Case-Mix Indexes for numbers are corrected to read as
National ................................. $423.13 Discharges Occurring in Federal Fiscal follows:
TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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TABLE 2.—HOSPITAL CASE-MIX INDEXES FOR DISCHARGES OCCURING IN FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2006; HOSPITAL WAGE
INDEXES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2008; HOSPITAL AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS 2006
(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
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(2002 WAGE DATA), 2007 (2003 WAGE DATA), AND 2008 (2004 WAGE DATA); AND 3-YEAR AVERAGE OF HOSPITAL
AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES—Continued
Average Average Average Average
Case-mix FY 2008 wage
Provider No. hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage hourly wage
index 2 index FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 1 **(3 years)
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Table 4A.—Wage Index and Capital table is corrected to read as follows:
Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for
TABLE 4A.—WAGE INDEX AND CAPITAL GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (GAF) FOR URBAN AREAS BY CBSA—FY
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Wage
CBSA code Urban area (constituent counties) GAF
index
Lares Municipio, PR
Moca Municipio, PR
Rincón Municipio, PR
San Sebastián Municipio, PR
10420 ....... Akron, OH ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.8700 0.9090
Portage County, OH
Summit County, OH
10500 ....... Albany, GA ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.8667 0.9067
Baker County, GA
Dougherty County, GA
Lee County, GA
Terrell County, GA
Worth County, GA
10580 ....... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY .................................................................................................................................. 0.8668 0.9067
Albany County, NY
Rensselaer County, NY
Saratoga County, NY
Schenectady County, NY
Schoharie County, NY
10740 ....... Albuquerque, NM ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9726 0.9812
Bernalillo County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Torrance County, NM
Valencia County, NM
10780 ....... Alexandria, LA ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.7978 0.8567
Grant Parish, LA
Rapides Parish, LA
10900 ....... Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (PA Hospitals) ............................................................................................... 1.0004 1.0003
Warren County, NJ
Carbon County, PA
Lehigh County, PA
Northampton County, PA
10900 ....... 2 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NJ Hospitals) ............................................................................................. 1.1617 1.1081
Warren County, NJ
Carbon County, PA
Lehigh County, PA
Northampton County, PA
11020 ....... 2 Altoona, PA ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8350 0.8838
Blair County, PA
11100 ....... Amarillo, TX ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9152 0.9411
Armstrong County, TX
Carson County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
11180 ....... Ames, IA .................................................................................................................................................................... 0.9976 0.9984
Story County, IA
11260 ....... 2 Anchorage, AK ........................................................................................................................................................ 1.2084 1.1384
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
11300 ....... Anderson, IN ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8965 0.9279
Madison County, IN
11340 ....... Anderson, SC ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9209 0.9451
Anderson County, SC
11460 ....... Ann Arbor, MI ............................................................................................................................................................ 1.0499 1.0339
Washtenaw County, MI
11500 ....... Anniston-Oxford, AL .................................................................................................................................................. 0.7976 0.8565
Calhoun County, AL
11540 ....... 2 Appleton, WI ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.9684 0.9783
Calumet County, WI
Outagamie County, WI
11700 ....... Asheville, NC ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9202 0.9446
Buncombe County, NC
Haywood County, NC
Henderson County, NC
Madison County, NC
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Livingston Parish, LA
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
St. Helena Parish, LA
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Brantley County, GA
Glynn County, GA
McIntosh County, GA
15380 ....... 1 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ....................................................................................................................................... 0.9589 0.9717
Erie County, NY
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index
Niagara County, NY
15500 ....... 2 Burlington, NC ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8604 0.9022
Alamance County, NC
15540 ....... 2 Burlington-South Burlington, VT ............................................................................................................................. 1.0388 1.0264
Chittenden County, VT
Franklin County, VT
Grand Isle County, VT
15764 ....... 1 Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA .................................................................................................................... 1.1217 1.0818
Middlesex County, MA
15804 ....... 1 2 Camden, NJ .......................................................................................................................................................... 1.1617 1.1081
Burlington County, NJ
Camden County, NJ
Gloucester County, NJ
15940 ....... Canton-Massillon, OH ............................................................................................................................................... 0.8918 0.9246
Carroll County, OH
Stark County, OH
15980 ....... Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ....................................................................................................................................... 0.9486 0.9645
Lee County, FL
16180 ....... 2 Carson City, NV ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9702 0.9795
Carson City, NV
16220 ....... Casper, WY ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9271 0.9495
Natrona County, WY
16300 ....... Cedar Rapids, IA ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.8685 0.9080
Benton County, IA
Jones County, IA
Linn County, IA
16580 ....... Champaign-Urbana, IL .............................................................................................................................................. 0.9316 0.9526
Champaign County, IL
Ford County, IL
Piatt County, IL
16620 ....... Charleston, WV ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8394 0.8870
Boone County, WV
Clay County, WV
Kanawha County, WV
Lincoln County, WV
Putnam County, WV
16700 ....... Charleston-North Charleston, SC ............................................................................................................................. 0.9102 0.9376
Berkeley County, SC
Charleston County, SC
Dorchester County, SC
16740 ....... 1 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC ...................................................................................................................... 0.9506 0.9659
Anson County, NC
Cabarrus County, NC
Gaston County, NC
Mecklenburg County, NC
Union County, NC
York County, SC
16820 ....... Charlottesville, VA ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.9161 0.9418
Albemarle County, VA
Fluvanna County, VA
Greene County, VA
Nelson County, VA
Charlottesville City, VA
16860 ....... Chattanooga, TN-GA ................................................................................................................................................ 0.8963 0.9278
Catoosa County, GA
Dade County, GA
Walker County, GA
Hamilton County, TN
Marion County, TN
Sequatchie County, TN
16940 ....... Cheyenne, WY .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9205 0.9449
Laramie County, WY
16974 ....... 1 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL ................................................................................................................................... 1.0588 1.0399
Cook County, IL
DeKalb County, IL
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Grundy County, IL
Kane County, IL
Kendall County, IL
McHenry County, IL
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Will County, IL
17020 ....... 2 Chico, CA ................................................................................................................................................................ 1.1736 1.1159
Butte County, CA
17140 ....... 1 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN ........................................................................................................................... 0.9661 0.9767
Dearborn County, IN
Franklin County, IN
Ohio County, IN
Boone County, KY
Bracken County, KY
Campbell County, KY
Gallatin County, KY
Grant County, KY
Kenton County, KY
Pendleton County, KY
Brown County, OH
Butler County, OH
Clermont County, OH
Hamilton County, OH
Warren County, OH
17300 ....... Clarksville, TN-KY ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.8219 0.8743
Christian County, KY
Trigg County, KY
Montgomery County, TN
Stewart County, TN
17420 ....... Cleveland, TN ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.8171 0.8708
Bradley County, TN
Polk County, TN
17460 ....... 1 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH .................................................................................................................................. 0.9345 0.9547
Cuyahoga County, OH
Geauga County, OH
Lake County, OH
Lorain County, OH
Medina County, OH
17660 ....... Coeur d’Alene, ID ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9355 0.9554
Kootenai County, ID
17780 ....... College Station-Bryan, TX ........................................................................................................................................ 0.9172 0.9425
Brazos County, TX
Burleson County, TX
Robertson County, TX
17820 ....... Colorado Springs, CO ............................................................................................................................................... 0.9467 0.9632
El Paso County, CO
Teller County, CO
17860 ....... Columbia, MO ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.8538 0.8974
Boone County, MO
Howard County, MO
17900 ....... Columbia, SC ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.8830 0.9183
Calhoun County, SC
Fairfield County, SC
Kershaw County, SC
Lexington County, SC
Richland County, SC
Saluda County, SC
17980 ....... Columbus, GA-AL ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.9020 0.9318
Russell County, AL
Chattahoochee County, GA
Harris County, GA
Marion County, GA
Muscogee County, GA
18020 ....... Columbus, IN ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9626 0.9742
Bartholomew County, IN
18140 ....... 1 Columbus, OH ........................................................................................................................................................ 1.0025 1.0017
Delaware County, OH
Fairfield County, OH
Franklin County, OH
Licking County, OH
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Madison County, OH
Morrow County, OH
Pickaway County, OH
Union County, OH
18580 ....... Corpus Christi, TX ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.8456 0.8915
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index
Aransas County, TX
Nueces County, TX
San Patricio County, TX
18700 ....... Corvallis, OR ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.0702 1.0476
Benton County, OR
19060 ....... 2 Cumberland, MD-WV (MD Hospitals) ..................................................................................................................... 0.8912 0.9242
Allegany County, MD
Mineral County, WV
19060 ....... Cumberland, MD-WV (WV Hospitals) ....................................................................................................................... 0.7963 0.8556
Allegany County, MD
Mineral County, WV
19124 ....... 1 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX ........................................................................................................................................... 0.9786 0.9853
Collin County, TX
Dallas County, TX
Delta County, TX
Denton County, TX
Ellis County, TX
Hunt County, TX
Kaufman County, TX
Rockwall County, TX
19140 ....... Dalton, GA ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.8583 0.9007
Murray County, GA
Whitfield County, GA
19180 ....... Danville, IL ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.9245 0.9477
Vermilion County, IL
19260 ....... Danville, VA ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.8297 0.8800
Pittsylvania County, VA
Danville City, VA
19340 ....... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ........................................................................................................................ 0.8894 0.9229
Henry County, IL
Mercer County, IL
Rock Island County, IL
Scott County, IA
19380 ....... Dayton, OH ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9279 0.9500
Greene County, OH
Miami County, OH
Montgomery County, OH
Preble County, OH
19460 ....... Decatur, AL ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.7832 0.8459
Lawrence County, AL
Morgan County, AL
19500 ....... 2 Decatur, IL .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8346 0.8835
Macon County, IL
19660 ....... Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ............................................................................................................ 0.8944 0.9264
Volusia County, FL
19740 ....... 1 Denver-Aurora, CO ................................................................................................................................................. 1.0455 1.0309
Adams County, CO
Arapahoe County, CO
Broomfield County, CO
Clear Creek County, CO
Denver County, CO
Douglas County, CO
Elbert County, CO
Gilpin County, CO
Jefferson County, CO
Park County, CO
19780 ....... Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ............................................................................................................................ 0.9158 0.9415
Dallas County, IA
Guthrie County, IA
Madison County, IA
Polk County, IA
Warren County, IA
19804 ....... 1 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI ................................................................................................................................... 1.0096 1.0066
Wayne County, MI
20020 ....... 2 Dothan, AL .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.7567 0.8262
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Geneva County, AL
Henry County, AL
Houston County, AL
20100 ....... Dover, DE .................................................................................................................................................................. 1.0397 1.0270
Kent County, DE
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Brown County, WI
Kewaunee County, WI
Oconto County, WI
24660 ....... Greensboro-High Point, NC ...................................................................................................................................... 0.9107 0.9380
Guilford County, NC
Randolph County, NC
Rockingham County, NC
24780 ....... Greenville, NC ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.9268 0.9493
Greene County, NC
Pitt County, NC
24860 ....... Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC ................................................................................................................................. 0.9637 0.9750
Greenville County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Pickens County, SC
25020 ....... Guayama, PR ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.2944 0.4328
Arroyo Municipio, PR
Guayama Municipio, PR
Patillas Municipio, PR
25060 ....... Gulfport-Biloxi, MS .................................................................................................................................................... 0.8608 0.9024
Hancock County, MS
Harrison County, MS
Stone County, MS
25180 ....... Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV ............................................................................................................................ 0.9256 0.9484
Washington County, MD
Berkeley County, WV
Morgan County, WV
25260 ....... 2 Hanford-Corcoran, CA ............................................................................................................................................ 1.1736 1.1159
Kings County, CA
25420 ....... Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ............................................................................................................................................. 0.9231 0.9467
Cumberland County, PA
Dauphin County, PA
Perry County, PA
25500 ....... Harrisonburg, VA ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.8896 0.9230
Rockingham County, VA
Harrisonburg City, VA
25540 ....... 1 2 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ............................................................................................................ 1.2433 1.1608
Hartford County, CT
Middlesex County, CT
Tolland County, CT
25620 ....... 2 Hattiesburg, MS ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.7752 0.8400
Forrest County, MS
Lamar County, MS
Perry County, MS
25860 ....... Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ................................................................................................................................. 0.8973 0.9285
Alexander County, NC
Burke County, NC
Caldwell County, NC
Catawba County, NC
25980 ....... Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA ....................................................................................................................................... 0.7861 0.8481
Liberty County, GA
Long County, GA
26100 ....... Holland-Grand Haven, MI ......................................................................................................................................... 0.9063 0.9348
Ottawa County, MI
26180 ....... Honolulu, HI .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.1306 1.0877
Honolulu County, HI
26300 ....... Hot Springs, AR ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.9106 0.9379
Garland County, AR
26380 ....... Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ......................................................................................................................... 0.7976 0.8565
Lafourche Parish, LA
Terrebonne Parish, LA
26420 ....... 1 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX ......................................................................................................................... 0.9997 0.9998
Austin County, TX
Brazoria County, TX
Chambers County, TX
Fort Bend County, TX
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Galveston County, TX
Harris County, TX
Liberty County, TX
Montgomery County, TX
San Jacinto County, TX
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Waller County, TX
26580 ....... Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH .............................................................................................................................. 0.8879 0.9218
Boyd County, KY
Greenup County, KY
Lawrence County, OH
Cabell County, WV
Wayne County, WV
26620 ....... Huntsville, AL ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9018 0.9317
Limestone County, AL
Madison County, AL
26820 ....... Idaho Falls, ID ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.9273 0.9496
Bonneville County, ID
Jefferson County, ID
26900 ....... 1 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN .......................................................................................................................................... 0.9718 0.9806
Boone County, IN
Brown County, IN
Hamilton County, IN
Hancock County, IN
Hendricks County, IN
Johnson County, IN
Marion County, IN
Morgan County, IN
Putnam County, IN
Shelby County, IN
26980 ....... Iowa City, IA .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9424 0.9602
Johnson County, IA
Washington County, IA
27060 ....... Ithaca, NY ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.9710 0.9800
Tompkins County, NY
27100 ....... Jackson, MI ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9461 0.9628
Jackson County, MI
27140 ....... Jackson, MS .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.7951 0.8547
Copiah County, MS
Hinds County, MS
Madison County, MS
Rankin County, MS
Simpson County, MS
27180 ....... Jackson, TN .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8592 0.9013
Chester County, TN
Madison County, TN
27260 ....... 1 Jacksonville, FL ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9089 0.9367
Baker County, FL
Clay County, FL
Duval County, FL
Nassau County, FL
St. Johns County, FL
27340 ....... 2 Jacksonville, NC ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.8604 0.9022
Onslow County, NC
27500 ....... Janesville, WI ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9853 0.9899
Rock County, WI
27620 ....... Jefferson City, MO .................................................................................................................................................... 0.8703 0.9093
Callaway County, MO
Cole County, MO
Moniteau County, MO
Osage County, MO
27740 ....... 2 Johnson City, TN .................................................................................................................................................... 0.7918 0.8523
Carter County, TN
Unicoi County, TN
Washington County, TN
27780 ....... 2 Johnstown, PA ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.8339 0.8830
Cambria County, PA
27860 ....... Jonesboro, AR .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8503 0.8949
Craighead County, AR
Poinsett County, AR
27900 ....... Joplin, MO ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.9212 0.9453
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Jasper County, MO
Newton County, MO
28020 ....... Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ............................................................................................................................................ 1.0501 1.0340
Kalamazoo County, MI
Van Buren County, MI
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Mohave County, AZ
29460 ....... Lakeland, FL ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8835 0.9187
Polk County, FL
29540 ....... Lancaster, PA ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9650 0.9759
Lancaster County, PA
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Shelby County, KY
Spencer County, KY
Trimble County, KY
31180 ....... Lubbock, TX .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8642 0.9049
Crosby County, TX
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index
Lubbock County, TX
31340 ....... Lynchburg, VA ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.8606 0.9023
Amherst County, VA
Appomattox County, VA
Bedford County, VA
Campbell County, VA
Bedford City, VA
Lynchburg City, VA
31420 ....... Macon, GA ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.9749 0.9827
Bibb County, GA
Crawford County, GA
Jones County, GA
Monroe County, GA
Twiggs County, GA
31460 ....... 2 Madera, CA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.1736 1.1159
Madera County, CA
31540 ....... Madison, WI .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.1176 1.0791
Columbia County, WI
Dane County, WI
Iowa County, WI
31700 ....... 2 Manchester-Nashua, NH ........................................................................................................................................ 1.1260 1.0847
Hillsborough County, NH
31900 ....... Mansfield, OH ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.9210 0.9452
Richland County, OH
32420 ....... Mayagüez, PR ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.3657 0.5021
Hormigueros Municipio, PR
Mayagüez Municipio, PR
32580 ....... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX .................................................................................................................................. 0.9136 0.9400
Hidalgo County, TX
32780 ....... Medford, OR .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.0298 1.0203
Jackson County, OR
32820 ....... 1 Memphis, TN-MS-AR .............................................................................................................................................. 0.9314 0.9525
Crittenden County, AR
DeSoto County, MS
Marshall County, MS
Tate County, MS
Tunica County, MS
Fayette County, TN
Shelby County, TN
Tipton County, TN
32900 ....... Merced, CA ............................................................................................................................................................... 1.1981 1.1318
Merced County, CA
33124 ....... 1 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL ............................................................................................................................. 1.0009 1.0006
Miami-Dade County, FL
33140 ....... Michigan City-La Porte, IN ........................................................................................................................................ 0.8786 0.9152
LaPorte County, IN
33260 ....... Midland, TX ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9712 0.9802
Midland County, TX
33340 ....... 1 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ..................................................................................................................... 1.0296 1.0202
Milwaukee County, WI
Ozaukee County, WI
Washington County, WI
Waukesha County, WI
33460 ....... 1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ............................................................................................................ 1.0897 1.0606
Anoka County, MN
Carver County, MN
Chisago County, MN
Dakota County, MN
Hennepin County, MN
Isanti County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Scott County, MN
Sherburne County, MN
Washington County, MN
Wright County, MN
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Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI
33540 ....... Missoula, MT ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8738 0.9118
Missoula County, MT
33660 ....... Mobile, AL ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.7948 0.8545
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Mobile County, AL
33700 ....... Modesto, CA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.2020 1.1343
Stanislaus County, CA
33740 ....... Monroe, LA ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.7869 0.8486
Ouachita Parish, LA
Union Parish, LA
33780 ....... Monroe, MI ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.9470 0.9634
Monroe County, MI
33860 ....... Montgomery, AL ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.8112 0.8665
Autauga County, AL
Elmore County, AL
Lowndes County, AL
Montgomery County, AL
34060 ....... Morgantown, WV ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.8408 0.8880
Monongalia County, WV
Preston County, WV
34100 ....... 2 Morristown, TN ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.7918 0.8523
Grainger County, TN
Hamblen County, TN
Jefferson County, TN
34580 ....... 2 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ................................................................................................................................ 1.0559 1.0380
Skagit County, WA
34620 ....... 2 Muncie, IN ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.8569 0.8996
Delaware County, IN
34740 ....... Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI ................................................................................................................................... 0.9968 0.9978
Muskegon County, MI
34820 ....... 2 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ..................................................................................................... 0.8708 0.9096
Horry County, SC
34900 ....... Napa, CA ................................................................................................................................................................... 1.3960 1.2567
Napa County, CA
34940 ....... Naples-Marco Island, FL ........................................................................................................................................... 0.9619 0.9737
Collier County, FL
34980 ....... 1 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN ...................................................................................................... 0.9619 0.9737
Cannon County, TN
Cheatham County, TN
Davidson County, TN
Dickson County, TN
Hickman County, TN
Macon County, TN
Robertson County, TN
Rutherford County, TN
Smith County, TN
Sumner County, TN
Trousdale County, TN
Williamson County, TN
Wilson County, TN
35004 ....... 1 Nassau-Suffolk, NY ................................................................................................................................................. 1.2878 1.1891
Nassau County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
35084 ....... 1 Newark-Union, NJ-PA ............................................................................................................................................. 1.1674 1.1118
Essex County, NJ
Hunterdon County, NJ
Morris County, NJ
Sussex County, NJ
Union County, NJ
Pike County, PA
35300 ....... 2 New Haven-Milford, CT .......................................................................................................................................... 1.2433 1.1608
New Haven County, CT
35380 ....... 1 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA .......................................................................................................................... 0.8712 0.9099
Jefferson Parish, LA
Orleans Parish, LA
Plaquemines Parish, LA
St. Bernard Parish, LA
St. Charles Parish, LA
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
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Bronx County, NY
Kings County, NY
New York County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Queens County, NY
Richmond County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Westchester County, NY
35660 ....... Niles-Benton Harbor, MI ........................................................................................................................................... 0.9134 0.9399
Berrien County, MI
35980 ....... 2 Norwich-New London, CT ....................................................................................................................................... 1.2433 1.1608
New London County, CT
36084 ....... 1 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA .............................................................................................................................. 1.5344 1.3407
Alameda County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
36100 ....... 2 Ocala, FL ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.8733 0.9114
Marion County, FL
36140 ....... 2 Ocean City, NJ ........................................................................................................................................................ 1.1617 1.1081
Cape May County, NJ
36220 ....... Odessa, TX ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9954 0.9968
Ector County, TX
36260 ....... Ogden-Clearfield, UT ................................................................................................................................................ 0.9053 0.9341
Davis County, UT
Morgan County, UT
Weber County, UT
36420 ....... 1 Oklahoma City, OK ................................................................................................................................................. 0.8754 0.9129
Canadian County, OK
Cleveland County, OK
Grady County, OK
Lincoln County, OK
Logan County, OK
McClain County, OK
Oklahoma County, OK
36500 ....... Olympia, WA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.1420 1.0952
Thurston County, WA
36540 ....... Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ................................................................................................................................... 0.9474 0.9637
Harrison County, IA
Mills County, IA
Pottawattamie County, IA
Cass County, NE
Douglas County, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saunders County, NE
Washington County, NE
36740 ....... 1 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL .......................................................................................................................................... 0.9285 0.9505
Lake County, FL
Orange County, FL
Osceola County, FL
Seminole County, FL
36780 ....... 2 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI .............................................................................................................................................. 0.9684 0.9783
Winnebago County, WI
36980 ....... Owensboro, KY ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8698 0.9089
Daviess County, KY
Hancock County, KY
McLean County, KY
37100 ....... 2 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ..................................................................................................................... 1.1736 1.1159
Ventura County, CA
37340 ....... Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ........................................................................................................................... 0.9380 0.9571
Brevard County, FL
37380 ....... Palm Coast, FL ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8737 0.9117
Flager County, FL
37460 ....... 2 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL ................................................................................................................................ 0.8733 0.9114
Bay County, FL
37620 ....... 2 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH (OH Hospitals) .......................................................................................... 0.8697 0.9088
Washington County, OH
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Pleasants County, WV
Wirt County, WV
Wood County, WV
37620 ....... Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH (WV Hospitals) ............................................................................................ 0.8259 0.8772
Washington County, OH
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Pleasants County, WV
Wirt County, WV
Wood County, WV
37700 ....... Pascagoula, MS ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.8540 0.8976
George County, MS
Jackson County, MS
37764 ....... Peabody, MA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.0600 1.0407
Essex County, MA
37860 ....... 2 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ............................................................................................................................ 0.8733 0.9114
Escambia County, FL
Santa Rosa County, FL
37900 ....... Peoria, IL ................................................................................................................................................................... 0.9385 0.9575
Marshall County, IL
Peoria County, IL
Stark County, IL
Tazewell County, IL
Woodford County, IL
37964 ....... 1 Philadelphia, PA ...................................................................................................................................................... 1.0892 1.0603
Bucks County, PA
Chester County, PA
Delaware County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
Philadelphia County, PA
38060 ....... 1 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ................................................................................................................................ 1.0111 1.0076
Maricopa County, AZ
Pinal County, AZ
38220 ....... Pine Bluff, AR ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.8152 0.8694
Cleveland County, AR
Jefferson County, AR
Lincoln County, AR
38300 ....... 1 Pittsburgh, PA ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8391 0.8868
Allegheny County, PA
Armstrong County, PA
Beaver County, PA
Butler County, PA
Fayette County, PA
Washington County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
38340 ....... Pittsfield, MA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.0053 1.0036
Berkshire County, MA
38540 ....... Pocatello, ID .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9187 0.9436
Bannock County, ID
Power County, ID
38660 ....... Ponce, PR ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.4262 0.5576
Juana Dı́az Municipio, PR
Ponce Municipio, PR
Villalba Municipio, PR
38860 ....... Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME .................................................................................................................... 0.9991 0.9994
Cumberland County, ME
Sagadahoc County, ME
p;York County, ME
38900 ....... 1 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA ................................................................................................................ 1.1227 1.0825
Clackamas County, OR
Columbia County, OR
Multnomah County, OR
Washington County, OR
Yamhill County, OR
Clark County, WA
Skamania County, WA
38940 ....... Port St. Lucie, FL ...................................................................................................................................................... 1.0036 1.0025
Martin County, FL
St. Lucie County, FL
39100 ....... Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY ............................................................................................................... 1.0983 1.0663
Dutchess County, NY
Orange County, NY
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Kent County, RI
Newport County, RI
Providence County, RI
Washington County, RI
39340 ....... Provo-Orem, UT ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.9481 0.9642
Juab County, UT
Utah County, UT
39380 ....... 2 Pueblo, CO ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9448 0.9619
Pueblo County, CO
39460 ....... Punta Gorda, FL ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.9559 0.9696
Charlotte County, FL
39540 ....... 2 Racine, WI .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9684 0.9783
Racine County, WI
39580 ....... Raleigh-Cary, NC ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9663 0.9768
Franklin County, NC
Johnston County, NC
Wake County, NC
39660 ....... Rapid City, SD .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8686 0.9080
Meade County, SD
Pennington County, SD
39740 ....... Reading, PA .............................................................................................................................................................. 0.9414 0.9595
Berks County, PA
39820 ....... Redding, CA .............................................................................................................................................................. 1.2810 1.1848
Shasta County, CA
39900 ....... Reno-Sparks, NV ...................................................................................................................................................... 1.1063 1.0716
Storey County, NV
Washoe County, NV
40060 ....... 1 Richmond, VA ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9233 0.9468
Amelia County, VA
Caroline County, VA
Charles City County, VA
Chesterfield County, VA
Cumberland County, VA
Dinwiddie County, VA
Goochland County, VA
Hanover County, VA
Henrico County, VA
King and Queen County, VA
King William County, VA
Louisa County, VA
New Kent County, VA
Powhatan County, VA
Prince George County, VA
Sussex County, VA
Colonial Heights City, VA
Hopewell City, VA
Petersburg City, VA
Richmond City, VA
40140 ....... 1 2 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ................................................................................................................ 1.1736 1.1159
Riverside County, CA
San Bernardino County, CA
40220 ....... Roanoke, VA ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8889 0.9225
Botetourt County, VA
Craig County, VA
Franklin County, VA
Roanoke County, VA
Roanoke City, VA
Salem City, VA
40340 ....... Rochester, MN .......................................................................................................................................................... 1.0491 1.0334
Dodge County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Wabasha County, MN
40380 ....... 1 Rochester, NY ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8919 0.9246
Livingston County, NY
Monroe County, NY
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Ontario County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Wayne County, NY
40420 ....... Rockford, IL ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.9805 0.9866
Boone County, IL
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Winnebago County, IL
40484 ....... 2 Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH ............................................................................................................. 1.1260 1.0847
Rockingham County, NH
Strafford County, NH
40580 ....... Rocky Mount, NC ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.9008 0.9310
Edgecombe County, NC
Nash County, NC
40660 ....... Rome, GA ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.9548 0.9688
Floyd County, GA
40900 ....... 1 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA ............................................................................................................ 1.3068 1.2011
El Dorado County, CA
Placer County, CA
Sacramento County, CA
Yolo County, CA
40980 ....... Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI ..................................................................................................................... 0.9123 0.9391
Saginaw County, MI
41060 ....... St. Cloud, MN ............................................................................................................................................................ 1.1059 1.0714
Benton County, MN
Stearns County, MN
41100 ....... St. George, UT .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9536 0.9680
Washington County, UT
41140 ....... St. Joseph, MO-KS ................................................................................................................................................... 0.8827 0.9181
Doniphan County, KS
Andrew County, MO
Buchanan County, MO
DeKalb County, MO
41180 ....... 1 St. Louis, MO-IL ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.8983 0.9292
Bond County, IL
Calhoun County, IL
Clinton County, IL
Jersey County, IL
Macoupin County, IL
Madison County, IL
Monroe County, IL
St. Clair County, IL
Crawford County, MO
Franklin County, MO
Jefferson County, MO
Lincoln County, MO
St. Charles County, MO
St. Louis County, MO
Warren County, MO
Washington County, MO
St. Louis City, MO
41420 ....... Salem, OR ................................................................................................................................................................. 1.0398 1.0271
Marion County, OR
Polk County, OR
41500 ....... Salinas, CA ............................................................................................................................................................... 1.4594 1.2955
Monterey County, CA
41540 ....... 2 Salisbury, MD .......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8912 0.9242
Somerset County, MD
Wicomico County, MD
41620 ....... Salt Lake City, UT ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.9474 0.9637
Salt Lake County, UT
Summit County, UT
Tooele County, UT
41660 ....... San Angelo, TX ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8659 0.9061
Irion County, TX
Tom Green County, TX
41700 ....... 1 San Antonio, TX ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.8896 0.9230
Atascosa County, TX
Bandera County, TX
Bexar County, TX
Comal County, TX
Guadalupe County, TX
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Kendall County, TX
Medina County, TX
Wilson County, TX
41740 ....... 1 2 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA .................................................................................................................. 1.1736 1.1159
San Diego County, CA
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Santa Fe County, NM
42220 ....... Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ........................................................................................................................................ 1.4470 1.2879
Sonoma County, CA
42260 ....... Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL ................................................................................................................................ 0.9771 0.9843
Manatee County, FL
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Sarasota County, FL
42340 ....... Savannah, GA ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.8891 0.9227
Bryan County, GA
Chatham County, GA
Effingham County, GA
42540 ....... 2 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA ................................................................................................................................... 0.8346 0.8835
Lackawanna County, PA
Luzerne County, PA
Wyoming County, PA
42644 ....... 1 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA ................................................................................................................................. 1.1363 1.0914
King County, WA
Snohomish County, WA
42680 ....... Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL ........................................................................................................................................ 0.9704 0.9796
Indian River County, FL
43100 ....... 2 Sheboygan, WI ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.9684 0.9783
Sheboygan County, WI
43300 ....... Sherman-Denison, TX ............................................................................................................................................... 0.8531 0.8969
Grayson County, TX
43340 ....... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ...................................................................................................................................... 0.8552 0.8984
Bossier Parish, LA
Caddo Parish, LA
De Soto Parish, LA
43580 ....... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ................................................................................................................................................ 0.9083 0.9363
Woodbury County, IA
Dakota County, NE
Dixon County, NE
Union County, SD
43620 ....... Sioux Falls, SD ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9554 0.9692
Lincoln County, SD
McCook County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD
Turner County, SD
43780 ....... South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ................................................................................................................................. 0.9643 0.9754
St. Joseph County, IN
Cass County, MI
43900 ....... Spartanburg, SC ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.9395 0.9582
Spartanburg County, SC
44060 ....... 2 Spokane, WA .......................................................................................................................................................... 1.0559 1.0380
Spokane County, WA
44100 ....... Springfield, IL ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.8943 0.9264
Menard County, IL
Sangamon County, IL
44140 ....... Springfield, MA .......................................................................................................................................................... 1.0451 1.0307
Franklin County, MA
Hampden County, MA
Hampshire County, MA
44180 ....... Springfield, MO ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8791 0.9155
Christian County, MO
Dallas County, MO
Greene County, MO
Polk County, MO
Webster County, MO
44220 ....... 2 Springfield, OH ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.8697 0.9088
Clark County, OH
44300 ....... State College, PA ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.8620 0.9033
Centre County, PA
44700 ....... Stockton, CA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.1810 1.1207
San Joaquin County, CA
44940 ....... Sumter, SC ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.8899 0.9232
Sumter County, SC
45060 ....... Syracuse, NY ............................................................................................................................................................ 0.9950 0.9966
Madison County, NY
Onondaga County, NY
Oswego County, NY
45104 ....... Tacoma, WA ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.0934 1.0631
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45220 ....... Tallahassee, FL ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9028 0.9324
Gadsden County, FL
Jefferson County, FL
Leon County, FL
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2008—Continued
Wage
CBSA code Urban area (constituent counties) GAF
index
Wakulla County, FL
45300 ....... 1 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL .................................................................................................................... 0.9171 0.9425
Hernando County, FL
Hillsborough County, FL
Pasco County, FL
Pinellas County, FL
45460 ....... Terre Haute, IN ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8824 0.9179
Clay County, IN
Sullivan County, IN
Vermillion County, IN
Vigo County, IN
45500 ....... 2 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR (TX Hospitals) ....................................................................................................... 0.8198 0.8728
Miller County, AR
Bowie County, TX
45500 ....... Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR (AR Hospitals) ......................................................................................................... 0.7782 0.8422
Miller County, AR
Bowie County, TX
45780 ....... Toledo, OH ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.9269 0.9493
Fulton County, OH
Lucas County, OH
Ottawa County, OH
Wood County, OH
45820 ....... Topeka, KS ............................................................................................................................................................... 0.8557 0.8988
Jackson County, KS
Jefferson County, KS
Osage County, KS
Shawnee County, KS
Wabaunsee County, KS
45940 ....... 2 Trenton-Ewing, NJ .................................................................................................................................................. 1.1617 1.1081
Mercer County, NJ
46060 ....... Tucson, AZ ................................................................................................................................................................ 0.9417 0.9597
Pima County, AZ
46140 ....... Tulsa, OK .................................................................................................................................................................. 0.8498 0.8945
Creek County, OK
Okmulgee County, OK
Osage County, OK
Pawnee County, OK
Rogers County, OK
Tulsa County, OK
Wagoner County, OK
46220 ....... Tuscaloosa, AL ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.8531 0.8969
Greene County, AL
Hale County, AL
Tuscaloosa County, AL
46340 ....... Tyler, TX .................................................................................................................................................................... 0.9182 0.9432
Smith County, TX
46540 ....... Utica-Rome, NY ........................................................................................................................................................ 0.8774 0.9143
Herkimer County, NY
Oneida County, NY
46660 ....... Valdosta, GA ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8204 0.8732
Brooks County, GA
Echols County, GA
Lanier County, GA
Lowndes County, GA
46700 ....... Vallejo-Fairfield, CA .................................................................................................................................................. 1.4433 1.2857
Solano County, CA
47020 ....... 2 Victoria, TX ............................................................................................................................................................. 0.8198 0.8728
Calhoun County, TX
Goliad County, TX
Victoria County, TX
47220 ....... Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ ................................................................................................................................ 1.1617 1.1081
Cumberland County, NJ
47260 ....... 1 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC ...................................................................................................... 0.8777 0.9145
Currituck County, NC
Gloucester County, VA
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2008—Continued
Wage
CBSA code Urban area (constituent counties) GAF
index
Chesapeake City, VA
Hampton City, VA
Newport News City, VA
Norfolk City, VA
Poquoson City, VA
Portsmouth City, VA
Suffolk City, VA
Virginia Beach City, VA
Williamsburg City, VA
47300 ....... 2 Visalia-Porterville, CA ............................................................................................................................................. 1.1736 1.1159
Tulare County, CA
47380 ....... Waco, TX .................................................................................................................................................................. 0.8594 0.9014
McLennan County, TX
47580 ....... Warner Robins, GA ................................................................................................................................................... 0.9614 0.9734
Houston County, GA
47644 ....... 1 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI .......................................................................................................................... 1.0034 1.0023
Lapeer County, MI
Livingston County, MI
Macomb County, MI
Oakland County, MI
St. Clair County, MI
47894 ....... 1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ................................................................................................ 1.0676 1.0458
District of Columbia, DC
Calvert County, MD
Charles County, MD
Prince George’s County, MD
Arlington County, VA
Clarke County, VA
Fairfax County, VA
Fauquier County, VA
Loudoun County, VA
Prince William County, VA
Spotsylvania County, VA
Stafford County, VA
Warren County, VA
Alexandria City, VA
Fairfax City, VA
Falls Church City, VA
Fredericksburg City, VA
Manassas City, VA
Manassas Park City, VA
Jefferson County, WV
47940 ....... Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ........................................................................................................................................... 0.8720 0.9105
Black Hawk County, IA
Bremer County, IA
Grundy County, IA
48140 ....... Wausau, WI ............................................................................................................................................................... 1.0005 1.0003
Marathon County, WI
48260 ....... 2 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (OH Hospitals) ....................................................................................................... 0.8697 0.9088
Jefferson County, OH
Brooke County, WV
Hancock County, WV
48260 ....... Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (WV Hospitals) ......................................................................................................... 0.7889 0.8501
Jefferson County, OH
Brooke County, WV
Hancock County, WV
48300 ....... Wenatchee, WA ........................................................................................................................................................ 1.1276 1.0857
Chelan County, WA
Douglas County, WA
48424 ....... 1 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL ............................................................................................... 0.9577 0.9708
Palm Beach County, FL
48540 ....... 2 Wheeling, WV-OH (OH Hospitals) .......................................................................................................................... 0.8697 0.9088
Belmont County, OH
Marshall County, WV
Ohio County, WV
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2008—Continued
Wage
CBSA code Urban area (constituent counties) GAF
index
Butler County, KS
Harvey County, KS
Sedgwick County, KS
Sumner County, KS
48660 ....... Wichita Falls, TX ....................................................................................................................................................... 0.8203 0.8731
Archer County, TX
Clay County, TX
Wichita County, TX
48700 ....... 2 Williamsport, PA ...................................................................................................................................................... 0.8339 0.8830
Lycoming County, PA
48864 ....... Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (DE, MD Hospitals) ............................................................................................................. 1.0667 1.0452
New Castle County, DE
Cecil County, MD
Salem County, NJ
48864 ....... 2 Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (NJ Hospitals) ................................................................................................................... 1.1617 1.1081
New Castle County, DE
Cecil County, MD
Salem County, NJ
48900 ....... Wilmington, NC ......................................................................................................................................................... 0.9326 0.9533
Brunswick County, NC
New Hanover County, NC
Pender County, NC
49020 ....... Winchester, VA-WV .................................................................................................................................................. 0.9846 0.9894
Frederick County, VA
Winchester City, VA
Hampshire County, WV
49180 ....... Winston-Salem, NC ................................................................................................................................................... 0.9078 0.9359
Davie County, NC
Forsyth County, NC
Stokes County, NC
Yadkin County, NC
49340 ....... Worcester, MA .......................................................................................................................................................... 1.1355 1.0909
Worcester County, MA
49420 ....... 2 Yakima, WA ............................................................................................................................................................ 1.0559 1.0380
Yakima County, WA
49500 ....... Yauco, PR ................................................................................................................................................................. 0.3201 0.4584
Guánica Municipio, PR
Guayanilla Municipio, PR
Peñuelas Municipio, PR
Yauco Municipio, PR
49620 ....... York-Hanover, PA ..................................................................................................................................................... 0.9426 0.9603
York County, PA
49660 ....... Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA .................................................................................................................. 0.8992 0.9298
Mahoning County, OH
Trumbull County, OH
Mercer County, PA
49700 ....... 2 Yuba City, CA ......................................................................................................................................................... 1.1736 1.1159
Sutter County, CA
Yuba County, CA
49740 ....... Yuma, AZ .................................................................................................................................................................. 1.0086 1.0059
Yuma County, AZ
■ 15. On pages 47526 through 47527, in Areas By CBSA, the table is corrected to
Table 4B.—Wage Index and Capital read as follows:
Geographic Adjustment (GAF) for Rural
TABLE 4B.—WAGE INDEX AND CAPITAL GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT (GAF) FOR RURAL AREAS BY CBSA—FY 2008
CBSA code Nonurban area Wage index GAF
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Continued
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■ 15a. On pages 47527 through 47530, Geographic Adjustment (GAF) for CBSA, the table is corrected to read as
in Table 4C.—Wage Index and Capital Hospitals That are Reclassified by follows:
TABLE 4C.—WAGE INDEX AND CAPITAL GEOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (GAF) FOR HOSPITALS THAT ARE
RECLASSIFIED BY CBSA—FY 2008
CBSA Area Wage index GAF
code
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CBSA Area Wage index GAF
code
25540 ....... Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (CT Hospitals) ................................................................ 1.2433 1.1608
25540 ....... Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (MA Hospitals) ................................................................ 1.1026 1.0692
25860 ....... Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC .......................................................................................................... 0.8815 0.9173
26180 ....... Honolulu, HI ....................................................................................................................................... 1.1306 1.0877
26420 ....... Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX .................................................................................................... 0.9997 0.9998
26580 ....... Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ....................................................................................................... 0.8725 0.9108
26620 ....... Huntsville, AL ..................................................................................................................................... 0.8725 0.9040
26820 ....... Idaho Falls, ID ................................................................................................................................... 0.9273 0.9496
26900 ....... Indianapolis-Carmel, IN ..................................................................................................................... 0.9590 0.9717
26980 ....... Iowa City, IA ...................................................................................................................................... 0.9138 0.9401
27060 ....... Ithaca, NY .......................................................................................................................................... 0.9710 0.9800
27140 ....... Jackson, MS ...................................................................................................................................... 0.7951 0.8547
27180 ....... Jackson, TN ....................................................................................................................................... 0.8435 0.8900
27260 ....... Jacksonville, FL ................................................................................................................................. 0.9089 0.9367
27620 ....... Jefferson City, MO ............................................................................................................................. 0.8703 0.9093
27780 ....... Johnstown, PA ................................................................................................................................... 0.8339 0.8830
27860 ....... Jonesboro, AR ................................................................................................................................... 0.8503 0.8949
27900 ....... Joplin, MO .......................................................................................................................................... 0.8967 0.9281
28020 ....... Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ..................................................................................................................... 1.0147 1.0100
28140 ....... Kansas City, MO-KS .......................................................................................................................... 0.9319 0.9528
28420 ....... Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA (ID Hospitals) ................................................................................ 0.9615 0.9735
28420 ....... Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA (WA Hospitals) .............................................................................. 1.0559 1.0380
28700 ....... Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA ........................................................................................................ 0.7810 0.8443
28740 ....... Kingston, NY ...................................................................................................................................... 0.9271 0.9495
28940 ....... Knoxville, TN ...................................................................................................................................... 0.8013 0.8592
29180 ....... Lafayette, LA ...................................................................................................................................... 0.8323 0.8819
29404 ....... Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI ................................................................................................ 1.0583 1.0396
29460 ....... Lakeland, FL ...................................................................................................................................... 0.8835 0.9187
29540 ....... Lancaster, PA .................................................................................................................................... 0.9650 0.9759
29620 ....... Lansing-East Lansing, MI .................................................................................................................. 0.9907 0.9936
29740 ....... Las Cruces, NM ................................................................................................................................. 0.8966 0.9280
29820 ....... Las Vegas-Paradise, NV ................................................................................................................... 1.1223 1.0822
30020 ....... Lawton, OK ........................................................................................................................................ 0.8071 0.8635
30460 ....... Lexington-Fayette, KY ....................................................................................................................... 0.8797 0.9160
30620 ....... Lima, OH ............................................................................................................................................ 0.9308 0.9521
30700 ....... Lincoln, NE ........................................................................................................................................ 0.9627 0.9743
30780 ....... Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ........................................................................................ 0.8725 0.9108
30860 ....... Logan, UT-ID ..................................................................................................................................... 0.9215 0.9456
30980 ....... Longview, TX ..................................................................................................................................... 0.8872 0.9213
31084 ....... Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA ......................................................................................... 1.1736 1.1159
31140 ....... Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN .................................................................................................... 0.9030 0.9325
31340 ....... Lynchburg, VA ................................................................................................................................... 0.8606 0.9023
31420 ....... Macon, GA ......................................................................................................................................... 0.9568 0.9702
31540 ....... Madison, WI ....................................................................................................................................... 1.0997 1.0672
31700 ....... Manchester-Nashua, NH ................................................................................................................... 1.1260 1.0847
32780 ....... Medford, OR ...................................................................................................................................... 1.0147 1.0100
32820 ....... Memphis, TN-MS-AR ......................................................................................................................... 0.8964 0.9278
33124 ....... Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL ........................................................................................................ 1.0009 1.0006
33340 ....... Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ................................................................................................ 1.0296 1.0202
33460 ....... Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ....................................................................................... 1.0897 1.0606
33540 ....... Missoula, MT ..................................................................................................................................... 0.8738 0.9118
33700 ....... Modesto, CA ...................................................................................................................................... 1.2020 1.1343
33740 ....... Monroe, LA ........................................................................................................................................ 0.7765 0.8409
33860 ....... Montgomery, AL ................................................................................................................................ 0.8112 0.8665
34060 ....... Morgantown, WV ............................................................................................................................... 0.8256 0.8770
34740 ....... Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI ............................................................................................................ 0.9475 0.9637
34820 ....... Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ................................................................................ 0.8708 0.9096
34980 ....... Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN ................................................................................. 0.9364 0.9560
35004 ....... Nassau-Suffolk, NY ........................................................................................................................... 1.2626 1.1731
35084 ....... Newark-Union, NJ-PA (NJ Hospitals) ................................................................................................ 1.1617 1.1081
35084 ....... Newark-Union, NJ-PA (PA, NY Hospitals) ........................................................................................ 1.1571 1.1051
35300 ....... New Haven-Milford, CT ..................................................................................................................... 1.2433 1.1608
35380 ....... New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA ..................................................................................................... 0.8712 0.9099
35644 ....... New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ ............................................................................................. 1.3003 1.1970
35980 ....... Norwich-New London, CT ................................................................................................................. 1.1733 1.1157
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code
■ 16. On pages 47531 through 47539, ■ a. Adding the following entries (in
Table 4J.—Out-Migration Adjustment— numerical order):
FY 2008 is corrected by—
Reclassified Out-migration
Provider No. Qualifying county name County code
for FY 2008 adjustment
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Provider No. Qualifying county name County code
for FY 2008 adjustment
■ 17. On page 47543, in Table 5.—List bottom (MS–DRG 237), the MS–DRG ■ 18. On pages 48127 through 48138,
of Proposed Medicare Severity- title ‘‘Major cardiovasc procedures w Table 9A.—Hospital Reclassifications
Diagnosis Related Groups (MS–DRGs), MCC or thoracic aortic anuerysm and Redesignations—FY 2008, is
Relative Weighting Factors, and repair’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Major corrected by—
Geometric and Arithmetic Mean Length cardiovasc procedures w MCC or ■ a. Adding the following entries (in
of Stay, 9th through 10th lines from the thoracic aortic aneurysm repair’’. numerical order):
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Provider No. LUGAR
CBSA CBSA
Geographic Reclassified
Provider No. LUGAR
CBSA CBSA
■19. On page 48138, in Table 9C— Section 1886(D)(8)(E) of the Act—FY ■ a. Adding the following entry:
Hospitals Redesignated as Rural Under 2008,
TABLE 9C.—HOSPITALS REDESIGNATED AS RURAL UNDER SECTION 1886(d)(8)(E) OF THE ACT—FY 2008
Geographic Redesignated
Provider No. CBSA rural area
070004 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 07 07
Geographic Redesignated
Provider No. CBSA rural area
■ 20. On pages 48139 through 48143, in TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS
Table 10—Geometric Mean Plus the THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA-
Lesser of .75 of the National Adjusted TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING
Operating Standardized Payment STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT
Amount (Increased to Reflect the (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF-
Difference Between Costs and Charges) FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND
or .75 of One Standard Deviation of
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
Mean Charges By Medicare Severity-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG)
September 2007, the table is corrected to
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
read as follows: NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1 SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases
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TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS
THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA-
TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING
STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT
(INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases cases
31 ...................... 1,061 60,319 99 ...................... 637 29,993 188 .................... 4,840 19,425
32 ...................... 3,064 35,473 100 .................... 16,012 28,452 189 .................... 105,009 28,871
33 ...................... 4,237 28,788 101 .................... 57,312 17,754 190 .................... 57,361 27,668
34 ...................... 821 58,366 102 .................... 1,373 24,462 191 .................... 126,608 22,656
35 ...................... 2,911 41,559 103 .................... 15,199 15,977 192 .................... 193,798 17,011
36 ...................... 7,454 36,536 113 .................... 592 31,352 193 .................... 88,637 29,440
37 ...................... 4,803 51,760 114 .................... 593 19,667 194 .................... 274,002 23,196
38 ...................... 16,531 32,783 115 .................... 1,110 25,665 195 .................... 142,476 16,909
39 ...................... 53,619 23,940 116 .................... 715 23,533 196 .................... 5,173 30,804
40 ...................... 4,585 57,534 117 .................... 1,406 15,540 197 .................... 7,087 25,433
41 ...................... 8,005 39,475 121 .................... 609 21,777 198 .................... 4,822 19,617
42 ...................... 5,216 34,225 122 .................... 666 12,422 199 .................... 3,279 33,336
52 ...................... 1,188 29,314 123 .................... 2,865 17,881 200 .................... 8,321 23,384
53 ...................... 590 21,941 124 .................... 684 24,196 201 .................... 3,470 16,338
54 ...................... 4,750 30,207 125 .................... 4,742 15,308 202 .................... 32,849 19,060
55 ...................... 16,945 24,914 129 .................... 1,401 38,048 203 .................... 40,990 13,891
56 ...................... 7,800 28,293 130 .................... 1,063 27,826 204 .................... 26,244 16,200
57 ...................... 48,665 18,154 131 .................... 895 36,601 205 .................... 5,816 26,183
58 ...................... 796 28,685 132 .................... 910 26,200 206 .................... 22,615 17,512
59 ...................... 2,676 21,475 133 .................... 2,057 31,609 207 .................... 46,394 81,116
60 ...................... 4,240 16,415 134 .................... 3,781 19,478 208 .................... 79,797 41,198
61 ...................... 1,368 53,021 135 .................... 430 34,407 215 .................... 154 151,759
62 ...................... 2,320 41,994 136 .................... 503 21,916 216 .................... 8,437 161,665
63 ...................... 1,150 36,278 137 .................... 847 26,988 217 .................... 7,940 116,686
64 ...................... 56,448 33,838 138 .................... 926 17,071 218 .................... 2,963 97,861
65 ...................... 115,423 26,274 139 .................... 1,710 19,625 219 .................... 10,112 131,295
66 ...................... 91,644 19,975 146 .................... 696 35,189 220 .................... 14,302 93,766
67 ...................... 1,403 30,784 147 .................... 1,457 25,199 221 .................... 7,644 81,206
68 ...................... 12,512 21,801 148 .................... 924 17,390 222 .................... 2,862 150,230
69 ...................... 104,325 17,613 149 .................... 39,487 14,828 223 .................... 5,774 116,590
70 ...................... 7,165 33,363 150 .................... 945 25,221 224 .................... 1,930 138,296
71 ...................... 10,283 26,043 151 .................... 6,840 12,717 225 .................... 5,882 109,282
72 ...................... 5,811 19,097 152 .................... 2,363 22,142 226 .................... 7,078 112,846
73 ...................... 8,728 27,006 153 .................... 16,167 14,126 227 .................... 50,687 88,685
74 ...................... 32,760 19,857 154 .................... 1,857 28,005 228 .................... 3,099 124,478
75 ...................... 1,229 33,940 155 .................... 4,431 20,298 229 .................... 4,351 88,302
76 ...................... 861 22,530 156 .................... 4,969 14,819 230 .................... 1,797 72,656
77 ...................... 1,112 33,089 157 .................... 1,164 28,366 231 .................... 1,484 138,732
78 ...................... 1,386 23,660 158 .................... 3,158 19,955 232 .................... 1,799 107,834
79 ...................... 896 18,688 159 .................... 2,365 14,144 233 .................... 16,996 118,259
80 ...................... 2,095 24,178 163 .................... 13,502 78,295 234 .................... 39,349 86,701
81 ...................... 8,250 15,979 164 .................... 18,484 47,951 235 .................... 9,680 95,702
82 ...................... 1,664 34,222 165 .................... 14,267 37,896 236 .................... 33,005 68,278
83 ...................... 2,070 28,410 166 .................... 20,398 57,263 237 .................... 22,981 84,121
84 ...................... 2,527 21,042 167 .................... 21,074 39,812 238 .................... 43,967 53,451
85 ...................... 5,383 34,770 168 .................... 5,555 30,190 239 .................... 13,900 59,228
86 ...................... 10,921 26,131 175 .................... 12,032 33,115 240 .................... 13,862 40,593
87 ...................... 11,827 18,483 176 .................... 40,330 25,127 241 .................... 2,927 30,258
88 ...................... 730 30,524 177 .................... 57,526 35,853 242 .................... 17,243 63,731
89 ...................... 2,836 22,350 178 .................... 72,497 29,843 243 .................... 40,609 50,001
90 ...................... 3,285 16,402 179 .................... 26,495 23,293 244 .................... 65,831 42,215
91 ...................... 6,763 29,348 180 .................... 22,628 33,006 245 .................... 6,081 54,178
92 ...................... 15,467 20,636 181 .................... 32,425 26,930 246 .................... 41,300 65,050
93 ...................... 15,043 15,988 182 .................... 6,085 21,762 247 .................... 272,543 46,578
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with RULES
94 ...................... 1,533 55,249 183 .................... 1,679 29,882 248 .................... 5,558 58,095
95 ...................... 1,101 41,885 184 .................... 4,279 21,041 249 .................... 29,332 41,926
96 ...................... 749 35,508 185 .................... 2,607 14,730 250 .................... 5,768 53,597
97 ...................... 1,266 50,367 186 .................... 8,586 31,506 251 .................... 39,992 38,457
98 ...................... 1,065 35,770 187 .................... 10,362 25,623 252 .................... 44,846 48,379
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TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS
THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA-
TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING
STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT
(INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases cases
253 .................... 52,457 42,799 336 .................... 12,815 43,028 413 .................... 850 37,464
254 .................... 53,894 34,643 337 .................... 8,636 32,645 414 .................... 5,643 59,249
255 .................... 2,624 38,475 338 .................... 1,513 58,111 415 .................... 7,154 40,651
256 .................... 3,944 29,782 339 .................... 3,289 39,784 416 .................... 6,018 30,401
257 .................... 694 21,430 340 .................... 3,551 29,763 417 .................... 16,735 46,504
258 .................... 599 49,935 341 .................... 878 43,009 418 .................... 28,654 36,528
259 .................... 7,342 35,268 342 .................... 2,662 32,030 419 .................... 37,427 27,109
260 .................... 872 47,344 343 .................... 6,796 22,560 420 .................... 738 62,571
261 .................... 2,921 28,434 344 .................... 897 51,692 421 .................... 1,118 37,066
262 .................... 3,284 21,635 345 .................... 3,090 33,743 422 .................... 359 28,797
263 .................... 792 29,050 346 .................... 2,758 25,650 423 .................... 1,528 64,728
264 .................... 30,336 39,267 347 .................... 1,577 36,658 424 .................... 934 44,735
280 .................... 61,020 35,556 348 .................... 4,295 27,837 425 .................... 148 35,267
281 .................... 62,050 27,916 349 .................... 5,539 17,498 432 .................... 16,397 30,662
282 .................... 57,249 21,202 350 .................... 1,802 41,241 433 .................... 9,146 21,794
283 .................... 16,022 31,160 351 .................... 4,663 28,395 434 .................... 931 15,756
284 .................... 5,089 23,429 352 .................... 8,835 18,578 435 .................... 12,004 32,768
285 .................... 3,008 16,066 353 .................... 3,076 44,775 436 .................... 14,157 26,543
286 .................... 23,379 40,310 354 .................... 9,041 30,871 437 .................... 4,304 23,744
287 .................... 173,151 27,701 355 .................... 16,621 21,562 438 .................... 14,497 31,770
288 .................... 3,262 48,397 356 .................... 8,411 57,523 439 .................... 25,932 25,153
289 .................... 1,471 35,157 357 .................... 8,336 39,727 440 .................... 26,506 17,450
290 .................... 447 27,554 358 .................... 2,477 30,901 441 .................... 14,036 28,994
291 .................... 184,689 28,978 368 .................... 3,069 31,642 442 .................... 13,192 22,508
292 .................... 245,075 22,187 369 .................... 4,850 24,300 443 .................... 6,445 16,775
293 .................... 200,858 16,283 370 .................... 3,104 18,383 444 .................... 12,529 31,098
294 .................... 1,756 20,506 371 .................... 16,940 31,940 445 .................... 17,390 25,361
295 .................... 1,631 12,987 372 .................... 23,722 26,565 446 .................... 16,434 18,758
296 .................... 1,844 26,646 373 .................... 14,227 19,299 453 .................... 852 162,880
297 .................... 893 18,216 374 .................... 9,505 34,329 454 .................... 1,700 108,929
298 .................... 518 11,608 375 .................... 20,165 26,487 455 .................... 1,715 83,971
299 .................... 17,570 27,652 376 .................... 4,486 20,960 456 .................... 770 132,654
300 .................... 49,533 20,057 377 .................... 50,797 30,740 457 .................... 2,084 93,326
301 .................... 37,733 14,452 378 .................... 118,928 22,456 458 .................... 1,282 76,734
302 .................... 7,919 23,176 379 .................... 95,521 17,322 459 .................... 3,212 91,537
303 .................... 81,896 14,065 380 .................... 2,934 32,394 460 .................... 51,227 61,558
304 .................... 2,116 24,249 381 .................... 5,702 25,732 461 .................... 1,071 78,539
305 .................... 36,019 13,919 382 .................... 4,681 18,936 462 .................... 14,292 59,070
306 .................... 1,385 27,621 383 .................... 1,307 28,319 463 .................... 5,317 58,653
307 .................... 6,479 17,568 384 .................... 8,723 19,941 464 .................... 6,589 40,810
308 .................... 33,741 27,325 385 .................... 2,119 33,547 465 .................... 2,748 30,419
309 .................... 85,320 19,164 386 .................... 7,449 24,853 466 .................... 3,914 70,267
310 .................... 156,223 13,820 387 .................... 5,105 19,162 467 .................... 14,340 53,210
311 .................... 25,143 12,408 388 .................... 18,375 29,402 468 .................... 21,479 45,754
312 .................... 170,267 16,986 389 .................... 47,827 21,609 469 .................... 29,879 56,061
313 .................... 222,163 13,782 390 .................... 47,010 15,176 470 .................... 412,628 41,640
314 .................... 60,587 30,464 391 .................... 47,836 24,945 471 .................... 2,241 71,677
315 .................... 33,354 22,371 392 .................... 308,502 16,603 472 .................... 6,629 48,431
316 .................... 18,077 15,239 393 .................... 24,053 29,051 473 .................... 22,659 39,703
326 .................... 11,616 86,235 394 .................... 48,058 22,377 474 .................... 2,857 47,792
327 .................... 11,348 49,558 395 .................... 24,695 16,159 475 .................... 3,709 34,424
328 .................... 8,994 31,776 405 .................... 3,949 82,201 476 .................... 1,560 23,529
329 .................... 48,381 78,380 406 .................... 5,420 49,150 477 .................... 2,262 56,466
330 .................... 68,497 46,859 407 .................... 2,195 36,259 478 .................... 7,379 41,529
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with RULES
331 .................... 29,611 34,874 408 .................... 1,682 68,546 479 .................... 10,118 33,437
332 .................... 1,897 72,500 409 .................... 1,771 46,881 480 .................... 25,993 50,038
333 .................... 6,490 45,769 410 .................... 693 35,861 481 .................... 74,669 37,400
334 .................... 3,751 33,986 411 .................... 985 65,604 482 .................... 49,780 31,682
335 .................... 7,194 67,329 412 .................... 1,098 47,829 483 .................... 6,572 44,224
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TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS
THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA-
TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING
STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT
(INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases cases
484 .................... 17,287 37,116 558 .................... 14,252 17,984 641 .................... 189,293 15,306
485 .................... 1,152 55,598 559 .................... 1,646 27,879 642 .................... 1,570 23,214
486 .................... 2,066 41,446 560 .................... 4,208 19,203 643 .................... 5,072 30,682
487 .................... 1,345 33,438 561 .................... 7,439 12,631 644 .................... 12,220 23,221
488 .................... 2,541 33,291 562 .................... 5,051 26,435 645 .................... 8,140 17,134
489 .................... 6,198 25,879 563 .................... 36,361 14,373 652 .................... 10,695 57,592
490 .................... 21,668 34,188 564 .................... 1,622 27,207 653 .................... 1,591 83,566
491 .................... 57,424 22,157 565 .................... 3,385 19,726 654 .................... 3,387 53,551
492 .................... 4,761 47,689 566 .................... 2,673 14,394 655 .................... 1,514 40,254
493 .................... 16,833 36,093 573 .................... 5,721 44,174 656 .................... 3,739 56,724
494 .................... 29,419 27,047 574 .................... 12,468 32,291 657 .................... 7,946 38,715
495 .................... 1,888 49,241 575 .................... 6,221 24,293 658 .................... 7,957 31,512
496 .................... 5,499 34,230 576 .................... 563 44,956 659 .................... 4,484 50,338
497 .................... 7,196 26,140 577 .................... 2,305 31,194 660 .................... 7,985 36,151
498 .................... 1,258 36,484 578 .................... 3,228 21,726 661 .................... 4,264 28,963
499 .................... 1,173 20,709 579 .................... 3,359 42,777 662 .................... 998 41,812
500 .................... 1,359 47,246 580 .................... 11,019 28,957 663 .................... 2,288 29,503
501 .................... 3,956 30,660 581 .................... 12,249 19,890 664 .................... 4,543 21,878
502 .................... 6,635 21,338 582 .................... 5,787 22,538 665 .................... 693 47,196
503 .................... 743 38,507 583 .................... 9,356 17,024 666 .................... 2,405 30,723
504 .................... 2,274 30,836 584 .................... 801 29,761 667 .................... 3,765 17,825
505 .................... 3,142 22,627 585 .................... 1,687 19,824 668 .................... 3,768 39,711
506 .................... 921 23,455 592 .................... 4,026 29,336 669 .................... 13,307 27,864
507 .................... 840 33,134 593 .................... 13,080 21,992 670 .................... 12,685 17,652
508 .................... 2,717 24,377 594 .................... 2,828 15,050 671 .................... 917 28,723
509 .................... 674 24,413 595 .................... 1,092 29,669 672 .................... 940 17,260
510 .................... 994 38,902 596 .................... 5,792 18,108 673 .................... 12,678 43,299
511 .................... 4,183 30,425 597 .................... 555 29,879 674 .................... 13,848 38,497
512 .................... 12,088 21,576 598 .................... 1,502 23,600 675 .................... 8,371 31,040
513 .................... 1,104 28,445 599 .................... 342 14,643 682 .................... 76,428 30,004
514 .................... 1,175 18,054 600 .................... 611 21,165 683 .................... 128,229 25,089
515 .................... 3,601 50,784 601 .................... 841 13,706 684 .................... 28,358 16,191
516 .................... 11,512 37,218 602 .................... 21,456 26,689 685 .................... 2,520 18,480
517 .................... 17,926 30,512 603 .................... 132,037 16,799 686 .................... 1,596 31,201
533 .................... 835 26,641 604 .................... 2,652 25,273 687 .................... 3,467 24,317
534 .................... 3,647 14,482 605 .................... 22,943 15,043 688 .................... 1,098 16,621
535 .................... 6,888 26,445 606 .................... 1,371 23,068 689 .................... 55,794 25,628
536 .................... 34,492 14,330 607 .................... 7,242 13,623 690 .................... 201,347 16,948
537 .................... 694 19,017 614 .................... 1,429 44,368 691 .................... 908 32,075
538 .................... 1,139 12,077 615 .................... 1,594 32,675 692 .................... 653 23,510
539 .................... 3,397 33,210 616 .................... 1,145 57,759 693 .................... 2,256 27,726
540 .................... 4,317 26,844 617 .................... 6,944 36,246 694 .................... 19,345 16,454
541 .................... 1,787 20,216 618 .................... 268 26,622 695 .................... 982 24,038
542 .................... 6,196 32,537 619 .................... 675 60,353 696 .................... 10,646 13,740
543 .................... 18,834 24,660 620 .................... 2,007 41,181 697 .................... 585 16,016
544 .................... 12,389 16,758 621 .................... 6,560 35,401 698 .................... 21,255 27,668
545 .................... 4,061 33,829 622 .................... 1,241 43,098 699 .................... 27,064 21,858
546 .................... 6,159 23,684 623 .................... 3,392 32,373 700 .................... 11,141 15,265
547 .................... 4,717 16,961 624 .................... 392 23,639 707 .................... 6,053 34,718
548 .................... 592 32,765 625 .................... 1,107 40,316 708 .................... 15,996 27,483
549 .................... 1,139 25,050 626 .................... 2,751 27,124 709 .................... 796 33,764
550 .................... 855 16,440 627 .................... 14,146 17,672 710 .................... 2,015 28,014
551 .................... 9,580 29,101 628 .................... 3,297 50,934 711 .................... 953 33,995
552 .................... 88,568 17,262 629 .................... 4,125 39,855 712 .................... 793 18,806
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with RULES
553 .................... 2,820 24,394 630 .................... 551 30,353 713 .................... 12,009 24,773
554 .................... 20,429 13,865 637 .................... 16,431 26,705 714 .................... 32,647 14,452
555 .................... 2,006 21,701 638 .................... 46,657 17,852 715 .................... 662 34,056
556 .................... 19,316 13,456 639 .................... 36,178 12,405 716 .................... 1,367 26,199
557 .................... 3,196 28,862 640 .................... 56,149 23,941 717 .................... 666 31,477
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TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS
THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA-
TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING
STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT
(INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases cases
718 .................... 601 17,543 809 .................... 15,783 24,977 886 .................... 377 13,044
722 .................... 881 29,137 810 .................... 3,694 19,852 887 .................... 427 17,908
723 .................... 2,078 23,821 811 .................... 18,481 24,756 894 .................... 4,627 7,335
724 .................... 648 14,696 812 .................... 83,743 16,735 895 .................... 6,777 14,018
725 .................... 808 23,669 813 .................... 15,112 25,347 896 .................... 5,447 25,161
726 .................... 3,956 15,110 814 .................... 1,649 29,803 897 .................... 36,860 12,339
727 .................... 1,106 26,372 815 .................... 3,483 23,384 901 .................... 924 48,917
728 .................... 6,224 15,600 816 .................... 2,274 16,506 902 .................... 2,217 31,729
729 .................... 603 22,510 820 .................... 1,490 83,859 903 .................... 1,687 22,773
730 .................... 533 13,176 821 .................... 2,593 40,850 904 .................... 980 39,726
734 .................... 1,528 39,509 822 .................... 2,108 28,928 905 .................... 779 24,032
735 .................... 1,278 24,152 823 .................... 2,452 64,899 906 .................... 751 22,406
736 .................... 842 68,884 824 .................... 3,130 40,654 907 .................... 8,164 52,964
737 .................... 3,487 39,490 825 .................... 1,940 29,661 908 .................... 8,553 34,748
738 .................... 912 26,791 826 .................... 566 77,470 909 .................... 5,427 25,547
739 .................... 980 48,231 827 .................... 1,354 40,255 913 .................... 828 26,516
740 .................... 4,638 31,701 828 .................... 851 29,066 914 .................... 7,082 15,123
741 .................... 6,330 22,182 829 .................... 1,386 44,420 915 .................... 928 24,223
742 .................... 11,685 29,876 830 .................... 520 24,753 916 .................... 5,418 9,886
743 .................... 34,686 19,452 834 .................... 5,293 50,471 917 .................... 14,498 28,124
744 .................... 1,634 28,622 835 .................... 1,458 30,782 918 .................... 35,052 13,329
745 .................... 2,080 18,005 836 .................... 1,554 23,571 919 .................... 10,672 27,989
746 .................... 2,664 27,832 837 .................... 1,638 85,975 920 .................... 14,259 20,512
747 .................... 11,073 19,176 838 .................... 942 41,585 921 .................... 9,672 13,742
748 .................... 21,289 18,499 839 .................... 1,368 27,109 922 .................... 1,027 26,629
749 .................... 1,048 42,913 840 .................... 15,248 37,643 923 .................... 4,264 14,600
750 .................... 477 22,403 841 .................... 11,355 28,752 927 .................... 187 176,294
754 .................... 1,097 31,820 842 .................... 7,431 22,897 928 .................... 819 59,742
755 .................... 3,219 24,284 843 .................... 1,498 32,661 929 .................... 448 32,840
756 .................... 783 15,311 844 .................... 2,893 25,174 933 .................... 158 31,755
757 .................... 1,326 31,141 845 .................... 988 19,989 934 .................... 701 23,838
758 .................... 1,659 24,086 846 .................... 2,498 37,572 935 .................... 2,209 21,582
759 .................... 1,141 17,474 847 .................... 23,816 25,371 939 .................... 428 42,826
760 .................... 1,815 17,766 848 .................... 1,695 18,894 940 .................... 732 32,880
761 .................... 1,844 12,285 849 .................... 1,507 26,987 941 .................... 1,058 25,659
765 .................... 2,606 19,738 853 .................... 31,591 74,755 945 .................... 5,485 19,140
766 .................... 2,664 13,500 854 .................... 6,945 48,940 946 .................... 2,759 16,452
767 .................... 123 14,158 855 .................... 429 35,391 947 .................... 6,597 22,649
768 .................... 10 28,478 856 .................... 6,215 64,089 948 .................... 34,624 14,331
769 .................... 87 29,998 857 .................... 10,284 35,977 949 .................... 767 17,139
770 .................... 188 15,884 858 .................... 3,362 28,305 950 .................... 463 11,233
774 .................... 1,476 11,268 862 .................... 7,481 32,136 951 .................... 1,008 13,228
775 .................... 5,343 8,224 863 .................... 21,957 20,215 955 .................... 456 82,503
776 .................... 495 14,028 864 .................... 19,959 19,205 956 .................... 3,769 54,259
777 .................... 180 17,674 865 .................... 2,032 28,087 957 .................... 1,324 98,333
778 .................... 494 7,925 866 .................... 9,474 15,750 958 .................... 1,221 65,665
779 .................... 107 12,859 867 .................... 5,387 37,561 959 .................... 295 44,668
780 .................... 50 5,097 868 .................... 2,507 24,361 963 .................... 1,509 46,361
781 .................... 3,062 11,922 869 .................... 1,129 18,549 964 .................... 2,538 32,371
782 .................... 129 7,495 870 .................... 13,815 88,041 965 .................... 1,105 23,186
790 .................... 1 10,827 871 .................... 204,810 33,436 969 .................... 676 74,006
793 .................... 1 7,090 872 .................... 92,533 25,285 970 .................... 159 41,731
799 .................... 631 76,342 876 .................... 971 40,644 974 .................... 6,358 38,799
800 .................... 730 45,469 880 .................... 10,578 14,303 975 .................... 4,516 27,832
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801 .................... 581 35,340 881 .................... 4,636 10,640 976 .................... 2,770 20,952
802 .................... 693 51,857 882 .................... 1,673 11,353 977 .................... 5,016 23,311
803 .................... 1,030 33,782 883 .................... 799 16,323 981 .................... 26,444 75,131
804 .................... 978 23,443 884 .................... 21,747 17,521 982 .................... 19,320 52,343
808 .................... 8,276 33,952 885 .................... 78,937 14,233 983 .................... 6,143 37,852
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TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS TABLE 10.—GEOMETRIC MEAN PLUS ■ 21. On pages 48143 in Table 11—FY
THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- THE LESSER OF .75 OF THE NA- 2008 MS–LTC–DRGs, Relative Weights,
TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING TIONAL ADJUSTED OPERATING Geometric Average Length of Stay,
STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT STANDARDIZED PAYMENT AMOUNT Short-Stay Outlier Threshold, and IPPS
(INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- (INCREASED TO REFLECT THE DIF- Comparable Threshold, line 13 (MS–
FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND FERENCE BETWEEN COSTS AND LTC–DRG 010) is corrected as follows:
CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND- CHARGES) OR .75 OF ONE STAND-
ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES ARD DEVIATION OF MEAN CHARGES
BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG- BY MEDICARE SEVERITY—DIAG-
NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG) NOSIS-RELATED GROUP (MS–DRG)
SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued SEPTEMBER 2007 1—Continued
Number of Number of
MS–DRG Threshold MS–DRG Threshold
cases cases
■ 22. On page 48157, 2nd column, 1st TABLE I.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF TABLE I.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF
partial paragraph, line 6, the figure CHANGES FOR FY 2008—Continued CHANGES FOR FY 2008—Continued
‘‘$3.8’’ is corrected to read ‘‘$4.0’’.
■ 23. On page 48159, 1st column, 5th Corrected all Corrected all
full paragraph, line 5, the figure ‘‘3.5’’ FY 2008 FY 2008
changes w/ changes w/
is corrected to read ‘‘3.7’’. CMI adjust- CMI adjust-
■ 24. On page 48161, in Table I—Impact ment and esti- ment and esti-
Analysis of Changes for FY 2008, mated mated
column 12 and listed footnotes are growth12 growth12
(12) (12)
corrected to read as follows:
East North Central ............ 3.7 Urban teaching and DSH:
TABLE I.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF East South Central ............ 3.3 Both teaching and DSH .... 4.2
CHANGES FOR FY 2008 West North Central ........... 3.6 Teaching and no DSH ...... 3.2
West South Central ........... 3.8 No teaching and DSH ....... 3.8
Corrected all Mountain ........................... 3.8 No teaching and no DSH .. 2.9
FY 2008 Pacific ................................ 5.2
Special Hospital Types:
changes w/ Puerto Rico ....................... 4.1
CMI adjust- Rural by Region: RRC .................................. 2.7
ment and esti- New England ..................... 2.4 SCH ................................... 2.5
mated Middle Atlantic ................... 2.6 MDH .................................. 3.2
growth12 South Atlantic .................... 2.8 SCH and RRC .................. 2.9
(12) East North Central ............ 2.7 MDH and RRC .................. 2.6
East South Central ............ 2.1 Type of Ownership:
All Hospitals .......................... 3.7 West North Central ........... 2.6 Voluntary ........................... 3.6
By Geographic Location: West South Central ........... 0.9 Proprietary ......................... 4
Urban hospitals ................. 3.9 Mountain ........................... 3.2 Government ...................... 3.9
Large urban areas ............ 4.3 Pacific ................................ 4.2 Medicare Utilization as a
Other urban areas ............. 3.3 By Payment Classification: Percent of Inpatient Days:
Rural hospitals .................. 2.4 Urban hospitals ................. 3.9
Bed Size (Urban): 0–25 .................................. 5.5
Large urban areas ............ 4.3 25–50 ................................ 4.3
0–99 beds ......................... 2.2 Other urban areas ............. 3.3
100–199 beds ................... 3.6 50–65 ................................ 3.1
Rural areas ....................... 2.5
200–299 beds ................... 3.8 Over 65 ............................. 2.5
Teaching Status:
300–499 beds ................... 4.2 Nonteaching ...................... 3.3 FY 2008 Reclassifications by
500 or more beds ............. 4.1 Fewer than 100 residents 3.8 the Medicare Geographic
Bed Size (Rural): 100 or more residents ....... 4.4 Classification Review
0–49 beds ......................... 1.3 Urban DSH: Board:
50–99 beds ....................... 2.4 Non-DSH ........................... 3 All Reclassified Hospitals .. 3.4
100–149 beds ................... 2.5 100 or more beds ............. 4.1 Non-Reclassified Hospitals 3.8
150–199 beds ................... 2.5 Less than 100 beds .......... 3.1 Urban Hospitals Reclassi-
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200 or more beds ............. 3.1 Rural DSH: fied ................................. 3.7
Urban by Region: SCH ................................... 2.9 Urban Nonreclassified, FY
New England ..................... 3.7 RRC .................................. 2.5 2008 ............................... 3.9
Middle Atlantic ................... 3.5 100 or more beds ............. 2.6 All Rural Hospitals Reclas-
South Atlantic .................... 4 Less than 100 beds .......... 1.4 sified Full Year FY 2008 2.8
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TABLE I.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF ■ a. First column, 2nd full paragraph, urban areas will experience an
CHANGES FOR FY 2008—Continued line 40, the figure ‘‘0.996563’’ is estimated 3.8 percent increase’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘0.996383’’. corrected to read ‘‘increase by 3.7
Corrected all ■ b. Second column, percent. Hospitals in urban areas will
FY 2008 (1) First partial paragraph, experience an estimated 3.9 percent
changes w/ (a) Line 3, the figure ‘‘0.9’’ is corrected increase.’’
CMI adjust-
ment and esti- to read ‘‘0.8’’. (b) Line 7, the figure ‘‘3.2’’ is
mated (b) Line 7, the figure‘‘0.9’’ is corrected corrected to read ‘‘3.3’’.
growth12 to read ‘‘0.8’’. (c) Line 10, the figure ‘‘1.2’’ is
(12) (c) Line 11, the figure ‘‘¥0.9’’ is corrected to read ‘‘2.4’’.
corrected to read ‘‘¥0.8’’. (2) 1st full paragraph, line 5, the
Rural Nonreclassified Hos- (2) Third full paragraph,
pitals Full Year FY 2008 1.7 figure ‘‘4.2’’ is corrected to read ‘‘4.1’’.
(a) Line 13, the figure ‘‘0.8’’ is (3) Second full paragraph,
All Section 401 Reclassi-
corrected to read ‘‘1.0’’.
fied Hospitals ................. 2.6 (a) Lines 3 and 4, the phrase ‘‘an
Other Reclassified Hos- (b) Line 17, the figure ‘‘1.2’’ is
estimated decrease in payments by 0.1
pitals (Section corrected to read ‘‘1.3’’.
percent’’ is corrected to read ‘‘an
1886(d)(8)(B)) ................ 2.8 ■ 26. On page 48165,
■ a. First column, 2nd full paragraph,
estimated increase in payments by 0.9
Former 508 Hospitals ....... 0.6
Specialty Hospitals: line 3, the figure ‘‘0.996563.’’ is percent.’’
Cardiac specialty Hospitals 0.8 corrected to read ‘‘0.996383’’. (b) Line 7, the phrase ‘‘among rural
■ b. Second column, 3rd full paragraph,
regions with 2.5 and 2.0 percent’’ is
6Shown here are the effects of geographic
line 13, the figure ‘‘1.8’’ is corrected to corrected to read, ‘‘among rural regions
reclassifications by the Medicare Geographic
Classification Review Board (MGCRB). The read ‘‘2.2’’. with 4.2 and 2.6 percent.’’
effects demonstrate the FY 2008 payment im- ■ c. Third column, 1st partial (4) Third full paragraph, line 3, the
pact of going from no reclassifications to the paragraph, line 5, the figure ‘‘0.996660 figure ‘‘0.2’’ is corrected to read ‘‘2.9’’.
reclassifications scheduled to be in effect for (5) Fourth full paragraph,
FY 2008. Reclassification for prior years has (¥0.33 percent)’’ is corrected to read
no bearing on the payment impacts shown ‘‘0.996744 (¥0.33 percent).’’ (a) Line 2, the figure ‘‘3.6’’ is corrected
here. This column reflects the geographic ■ 27. On page 48166, to read ‘‘3.7’’.
budget neutrality factor of 0.991290. ■ a. Second column, 2nd full paragraph, (b) Line 7, the figure ‘‘1.8’’ is
7 This column displays the effects of the
line 5, the figure ‘‘3.5’’ is corrected to corrected to read ‘‘2.8’’.
changes in the rural floor budget neutrality ad-
justment applied on the wage index instead of read ‘‘3.7’’. ■ 28. On pages 48167 and 48168, in
on the standardized amount. The column re- ■ b. Third column, Table II—Impact Analysis of Changes
flects a rural floor budget neutrality factor of (1) 1st partial paragraph, for FY 2008 Operating Prospective
0.996744. (a) Line 1 through 3, the phrase Payment System, the table is corrected
■ 25. On page 48164, ‘‘increase by 3.5 percent. Hospitals in to read as follows:
TABLE II.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CHANGES FOR FY 2008 OPERATING PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM
[Payments per case]
Average FY Average FY
Number of 2007 2008 All FY 2008
hospitals payment payment changes
per case 1 per case 1
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TABLE II.—IMPACT ANALYSIS OF CHANGES FOR FY 2008 OPERATING PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM—Continued
[Payments per case]
Average FY Average FY
Number of 2007 2008 All FY 2008
hospitals payment payment changes
per case 1 per case 1
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■ 29. On page 48171, urban region (and 0.1 percent increase government hospitals are estimated to
■ a. First column, 2nd full paragraph, in Puerto Rico).’’ experience a 1.3 percent and 1.2 percent
lines 5 and 6, the phrase ‘‘of 0.9997, an (b) Lines 16 and 17, the phrase increases in payments, respectively.’’
outlier adjustment factor of 0.9517, and ‘‘Central rural region to a 0.1 percent
(3) Third full paragraph, lines 6 and
an exceptions adjustment factor.’’ is decrease in the East North Central rural
7, the phrase ‘‘payments of 0.4 percent,
corrected to read, ‘‘of 0.9996, an outlier region.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Central
as compared to the 0.1 percent
adjustment factor of 0.9513, and an rural region to 0.2 percent decrease in
decrease’’ is corrected to read
exceptions adjustment factor.’’ both the East North Central rural and
‘‘payments of 0.5 percent, as compared
East South Central rural regions.’’
■ b. Third column, to the 0.3 percent decrease.’’
(2) First full paragraph, lines 3
(1) First partial paragraph, through 6, the phrase ‘‘while both ■ 30. On page 48172 and 48173, in
(a) Lines 4 and 5, the phrase ‘‘East proprietary and government hospitals Table III—Comparison of Total
North Central urban region, the Middle are estimated to experience a 1.2 Payments Per Case (FY 2007 Payments
Atlantic rural region, and Puerto Rico.’’ percent increases in payment.’’ is Compared to FY 2008 Payments), the
is corrected to read ‘‘East North Carolina corrected to read ‘‘while proprietary and table is corrected as follows:
Average FY Average FY
Number of 2007 pay- 2008 pay- Change
hospitals ments/case ments/case
By Geographic Location:
All hospitals .............................................................................................................. 3,534 748 752 0.6
Large urban areas (populations over 1 million) ....................................................... 1,406 830 829 0.0
Other urban areas (populations of 1 million of fewer) ............................................. 1,133 737 748 1.5
Rural areas ............................................................................................................... 995 520 521 0.3
Urban hospitals ......................................................................................................... 2,539 788 793 0.6
0–99 beds .......................................................................................................... 630 619 621 0.4
100–199 beds .................................................................................................... 851 674 678 0.6
200–299 beds .................................................................................................... 480 744 748 0.5
300–499 beds .................................................................................................... 411 818 824 0.8
500 or more beds .............................................................................................. 167 983 990 0.7
Rural hospitals .......................................................................................................... 995 520 521 0.3
0–49 beds .......................................................................................................... 337 425 423 ¥0.5
50–99 beds ........................................................................................................ 372 477 477 0.1
100–149 beds .................................................................................................... 173 517 519 0.5
150–199 beds .................................................................................................... 68 575 576 03
200 or more beds .............................................................................................. 45 649 654 0.7
By Region:
Urban by Region ...................................................................................................... 2,539 788 793 0.6
New England ..................................................................................................... 122 838 836 ¥0.2
Middle Atlantic ................................................................................................... 350 862 857 ¥0.6
South Atlantic .................................................................................................... 390 747 756 1.1
East North Central ............................................................................................. 395 773 775 0.3
East South Central ............................................................................................ 166 711 714 0.4
West North Central ............................................................................................ 157 771 774 0.5
West South Central ........................................................................................... 355 737 744 1.0
Mountain ............................................................................................................ 153 788 800 1.6
Pacific ................................................................................................................ 398 899 916 1.9
Puerto Rico ........................................................................................................ 53 345 345 0.1
Rural by Region ........................................................................................................ 995 520 521 0.3
New England ..................................................................................................... 23 711 709 ¥0.3
Middle Atlantic ................................................................................................... 72 529 532 0.5
South Atlantic .................................................................................................... 173 502 507 0.9
East North Central ............................................................................................. 122 550 549 ¥0.2
East South Central ............................................................................................ 177 481 480 ¥0.2
West North Central ............................................................................................ 115 549 552 0.5
West South Central ........................................................................................... 199 473 469 ¥0.8
Mountain ............................................................................................................ 77 520 528 1.7
Pacific ................................................................................................................ 37 627 642 2.4
By Payment Classification:
All hospitals .............................................................................................................. 3,534 748 752 0.6
Large urban areas (populations over 1 million) ....................................................... 1,425 828 828 0.0
Other urban areas (populations of 1 million of fewer) ............................................. 1,153 736 747 1.5
Rural areas ............................................................................................................... 956 520 522 0.2
Teaching Status:
Non-teaching ..................................................................................................... 2,480 632 636 0.7
Fewer than 100 Residents ................................................................................ 815 761 764 0.4
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Average FY Average FY
Number of 2007 pay- 2008 pay- Change
hospitals ments/case ments/case
■ 31. On page 48173, (b) Line 16, the figure ‘‘3.56’’ is ■ b. Second column, in Table IV–
■ a. First column, corrected to read ‘‘3.69’’. Accounting Statement: Classification of
(1) Second full paragraph, (c) Line 27, the figure ‘‘3.837’’ is Estimated Expenditures from FY 2007 to
(a) Line 14, the figure ‘‘3.5’’ is corrected to read ‘‘3.97’’. FY 2008, the table is corrected to read
corrected to read ‘‘3.7’’. as follows:
IV. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking interest, and incorporates a statement of Therefore, for reasons noted below,
and Delay in Effective Date the finding and the reasons therefore in we find good cause to waive proposed
the notice. rulemaking and the 30 day delayed
We ordinarily publish a notice of effective date for the technical
proposed rulemaking in the Federal Section 553(d) of the APA ordinarily
requires a 30-day delay in effective date corrections in this notice. This notice
Register to provide a period for public merely corrects typographical and
comment before the provisions of a rule of final rules after the date of their
technical errors in the preamble,
take effect in accordance with section publication in the Federal Register.
regulations text, and addendum of the
553(b) of the Administrative Procedure This 30-day delay in effective date can
FY 2008 IPPS final rule with comment
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). However, be waived, however, if an agency finds
period and does not make substantive
for good cause that the delay is
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we can waive this notice and comment changes to the policies or payment
procedure if the Secretary finds, for impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary methodologies that were adopted in the
good cause, that the notice and to the public interest, and the agency final rule. As a result, this notice is
comment process is impracticable, incorporates a statement of the findings intended to ensure that the FY 2008
unnecessary, or contrary to the public and its reasons in the rule issued. IPPS final rule with comment period
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accurately reflects the policies adopted changes is unnecessary and contrary to Dated: September 27, 2007.
in the final rule. Therefore, we find that the public interest. Ann C. Agnew,
undertaking further notice and comment (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Executive Secretary to the Department.
procedures to incorporate these Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital [FR Doc. 07–4875 Filed 9–28–07; 1:26 pm]
corrections into the final rule or Insurance; and Program No. 93.774,
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
delaying the effective date of these Insurance Program)
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